https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs Unit 9: Opportunities for progression in Art & Design. en-us 2016-06-05 10:06:50 UTC 2024-11-03 06:00:37 UTC hello@padlet.com moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113697976 For this activity I will need to identify and source 2 examples of university courses that I would be interested in applying for. I will need to collect the relevant information about the course content, location and fees. I will need to write a small evaluation about why these two courses are suitable for my progression.

I will also need to identify and source 2 examples of jobs which are 'General Art' related that I would be interested in applying for. I will need to analyse the roles to acknowledge what skills are required, whether I have the correct qualifications, what the salary is and if the location is suitable. I will need to write a small evaluation about why I find these two jobs attractive and relevant. ]]> 2016-06-05 10:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113697976 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113697980 For this activity I will need to source one website, one blog and one Instagram account that are currently promoting an artist/designer or art/design/photography based company. I will need to discuss how they have used social media and technology to promote their work. ]]> 2016-06-05 10:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113697980 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113697989 During my final major project I should have undertaken various visits to multiple galleries and exhibitions in order to source research and inspiration. I will need to select two pieces of work throughout my visits and analyse and discuss the presentation of the work, how the work was presented within the gallery space and how myself as the audience engaged with the art work. ]]> 2016-06-05 10:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113697989 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113698005 During my final major project I would of required to undertake a formal presentation/critique where I had the opportunity to discuss my final outcome and how this would be presented within a final show/gallery context. The presentation will need to be recorded by my course tutor and I will need to reflect upon my presentation and communication skills and the feedback received. ]]> 2016-06-05 10:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113698005 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113922545 The first university that I would be interested in applying for would be University of Portsmouth, which is located on Winston Churchill Ave, St James's Rd, Portsmouth PO1 2UP. To be able to get onto the course I would need 240-280 points to include a minimum of 2 A levels or equivalent. I would be required to attend an interview. English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. The course would cost:
UK/EU/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students:
2016/17 entry: full time: £9,000 p/a*
The duration of this course is 3 years, 4 years sandwich with work placement. Below is information about what I would study over the three years. ]]> 2016-06-07 11:51:09 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113922545 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113925363 The second university I would be interested in applying to would be Birmingham City University, which is located Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BX, United Kingdom. To be able to get onto the course I would need 280 UCAS tariff points from A/AS Level with a minimum of 2 A Levels and in addition to qualifications, I would need a good portfolio. The cost of the course is: £9,000 per year. 
The duration of the course is 3 years. Below is some information on making a portfolio for the interview that would be held and other information relating to the course. ]]> 2016-06-07 12:16:27 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113925363 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113929285 The first job I would be interested in applying for is to be a trainee image retoucher. 
What I would be required to do in this job is:
- Retouch a high volume of digital product imagery in line with the top level objectives of the company.
-Perform basic adjustments to images including exposure, colour correction, sharpening and cropping etc.
-Contact brands for supplier product, lifestyle and logo imagery.
-Accurately label images with correct file names to match product.
-Upload product images onto the website.
-Organise and maintain an image library.
-Liaise with the photographers and other members of the studio to create top quality images in a timely fashion.
What is the salary?And is the location suitable?
The salary for this job is £15,000 to £18,000 per annum, it is a permanent full time Monday to Friday 9am- 5:30pm job. The location of the job is the Braintree area which is roughly 35 miles from where I live- to get there I would need to take three trains, so the location is not really suitable unless I had a car.]]> 2016-06-07 12:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113929285 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113938374 The second job I would be interested in applying for is to be a art sales consultant based at sea. 
What would I be required to do in this job is: 
-I would be expected to work towards realistic but challenging individual sales targets and build a loyal client base very quickly. Other than delivering sales the successful candidate will be working directly for the Gallery Manager providing support with curating, hanging, preparing for on-board events, artist talks and private views.
-Be a successful sales person with a proven track record
-Be a confident public speaker (for artist talks)
-Be very flexible with hours of work, you work every day on-board
-I would need to be happy to be away from home for around 5-6 months at a time
-I would require to have EU Passport with at least 12 months before expiry
-I would need to be happy to share a cabin with another employee (same sex)
Qualifications? What is the salary? and is the location suitable?
For this job I would need to have a minimum of 1 year sales experience, which I currently do not have. On the job advertisement the salary is not shown, so I don't know how much money I would earn. The starting location point is London, which is easy to get to from where I live, I also do not mind the idea of getting to travel to other countries. ]]> 2016-06-07 13:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113938374 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113942559 University courses-
Why are these two courses suitable for my progression?
I think that these two courses would be suitable for my progression in education because I feel that is something that I would enjoy/be interested in and that would possibly help in the future with applying for jobs relating to the art industry because I would have more knowledge. 
Examples of jobs-
Why do I find these two jobs attractive and relevant?
I find these two jobs attractive for different reasons, the first job I feel attracted to it because I would have the chance to get my name known by companies and I am attracted to the second job because it would give me the opportunity to explore the world while working. 

]]> 2016-06-07 13:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113942559 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113943765 Jack of the dust is a skull making company on the Gold Coast of Australia who create skulls from three main materials of PVC plastic, urethane plastic and resin. 
They have used Instagram to promote their work by posting pictures and 360 degree spin videos of the skulls final outcome. They also promote other artists within their Instagram page by giving them a "shout out" who then return the favour, by doing this their audience grows as more people see the range of work they produce. ]]> 2016-06-07 13:53:31 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113943765 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113977504 The writer of this blog presents the work created/found by others all on one page, which makes it easier to look through. It goes in date that the work was produced and found, most recent to older.]]> 2016-06-07 17:22:52 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113977504 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113980877 The companies website is organised so you're able to find the "type" of crown you are looking for in a category. The website is simple but gets across what the artists produces, which is the flower crowns. ]]> 2016-06-07 17:50:11 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113980877 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113982123 This piece of work of chairs I found on my visit to Tent London. The scale of the work was large, which is why it caught my attention. In the gallery space, the two chairs were placed roughly a metre away from each other, however they were still in-line with each other. There was no other work in the same area, so all the attention was on the chairs made by the artist. ]]> 2016-06-07 18:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113982123 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113983350 This piece of work of lamps I found on my visit to Tent London. The work was hung above eye level so you had to look up to view the work produced by the artist. The lamp shades where presented within the space of about 3 metres by a metre section of the gallery. I engaged with the art work produced because of the bright colours, as this caught my attention, also because of the messages written across some of the lamp shades produced. ]]> 2016-06-07 18:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113983350 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113985496 2016-06-07 18:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113985496 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113985702 2016-06-07 18:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113985702 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113985736 2016-06-07 18:29:36 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/113985736 moorhead123 https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/114118827 The way that I would want my final product to be presented is within a show home or living set you would get a for example: Home Base.
I would want it to be presented in these places because I feel like since it is a home-ware product it would look best to be presented in them areas. ]]> 2016-06-08 17:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/moorhead123/uxzjtjwg3rvs/wish/114118827